“For a guy with a CPA’s demeanor, he has a sense of humour that a 12-year-old would envy. Maddux is a master of strategically timed nose picking, sidling up to an unsuspecting rookie in the shower and urinating on the kid’s leg, and inventing just the right nickname for a teammate with big ears, a prominent schnozz or some other pronounced physical qualities.”

“I call him ‘The Silent Scumbag’…You would perceive him to be Einstein because he’s quiet and he’s always sitting there at his locker with a crossword puzzle. But he’s got a silent sickness to him, sort of like David Cone. Those quiet guys are the ones you have to watch out for. “

“Oh, I’ve got a few (Maddux stories) but I don’t think they’re fit for print. But he was certainly a prankster and a lot of fun. All I can tell you is ‘don’t eat the chilli.’ I can’t go any further than that. (Maddux put) foreign objects in the chilli.”